Melton West paramedics have been reunited with a baby they helped deliver on the side of the Princes Freeway last year.
Paramedics Nerida Boci and Mitch Psaila met with mum Preeti Kaur, dad Sunny Singh, one-year-old Zora and his siblings at Point Cook Ambulance Station on Tuesday 3 November, with the family taking the opportunity to thank the paramedics.
Ms Kaur and Mr Singh were on their way to hospital about 1am on 28 October last year, when Zora made it clear he was not in any mood to wait.
His parents pulled over near the Princes Freeway Laverton exit and called an ambulance.
Ms Boci and Mr Psaila arrived and initially expected they would have time to take Ms Kaur to hospital, but Zora made a quick entrance to the world.
Ms Boci, her first time delivering a baby, said the pair got a bit of a shock when they arrived.
“We get dispatched to a lot of imminent deliveries – but they are not typically that imminent when we get there,” she said.
“It was quite a special moment and something that I have always wanted to do.
“The fact it was so well done was really lovely – it was really beautiful for me anyway.”
Mr Psaila said it was amazing to reunite with Zora.
“You know with us paramedics it’s a bit different with the nurses and doctors, we don’t get to hear the result of our jobs a lot of the time, so when we do get a good story and to see how everything is trekking, it hits the heart – it’s good,” he said.
